Opening the door to America's colonial past reveals some very antiquated names that were worn by early craftsmen. Many of the names borne by Colonial furniture and clockmakers are what you’d expect — classic biblical names such as Jacob and Solomon, as well as traditional English names like William and Oliver.
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Along with Jacob and William, other Colonial craftsman names in the US Top 100 include Caleb, Elias, Josiah, Levi, Miles, Samuel, Silas, and Thomas. Among the more surprising names found in furniture directories of the period are Gamaliel, Hercules, Kenelm, and Peregrine.
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Colonial-era Americans also held onto the trend of Puritanical virtue names, evident in craftsmen named Prudent and Noble. Browse our collection of Colonial Craftsmen names below.

Colonial Craftsmen Names

Abel

Abiel

Abner

Abraham

Alden

Allen

Amos

Ansel

Caleb

Chauncey

Duncan

Ebenezer

Edmund

Elbert

Elias

Elijah

Elisha

Enoch

Enos

Ephraim

Erastus

Ezra

Gamaliel

Garvan

Gawen

George

Gerrard

Gideon

Gilbert

Griffith

Hercules

Holmes

Isaiah

Jabez

Jacob

Joachim

Joel

Josiah

Kenelm

Lambert

Lemuel

Leonard

Levi

Luther

Marinus

Matthias

Miles

Moses

Nathaniel

Nehemiah

Nicholas

Noble

Oliver

Peregrine

Phineas

Prudent

Reuben

Samuel

Seth

Silas

Simeon

Simon

Solomon

Thomas

William

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Colonial Craftsmen Boys Names

Opening the door to America's colonial past reveals some very antiquated names that were worn by early craftsmen. Many of the names borne by Colonial furniture and clockmakers are what you’d expect — classic biblical names such as Jacob and Solomon, as well as traditional English names like William and Oliver.

Along with Jacob and William, other Colonial craftsman names in the US Top 100 include Caleb, Elias, Josiah, Levi, Miles, Samuel, Silas, and Thomas. Among the more surprising names found in furniture directories of the period are Gamaliel, Hercules, Kenelm, and Peregrine.

Colonial-era Americans also held onto the trend of Puritanical virtue names, evident in craftsmen named Prudent and Noble. Browse our collection of Colonial Craftsmen names below. (All Names)

Colonial Craftsmen Names  - All Names